Listen to this article Leclerc had been dominating the Barcelona race from pole for 26 laps until his Ferrari engine gave out. The Monegasque driver was forced to park the car in the garage and thus recorded his first DNF of 2022. The setback not only cost him the race win, but it also made him cede the championship lead to title rival Verstappen, who took a 25-point haul for his fourth win of the season. Despite the massive swing in points, Leclerc said he still left Barcelona with a better feeling than after the previous two races in Imola and Miami. At Imola, Leclerc hit the wall trying to chase down Red Bull’s Sergio Perez for second place, which dropped the Ferrari ace down the order and saw him finish sixth instead of bagging a certain podium. In the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, Leclerc lost the lead to Verstappen during the race, but he still ran the Dutchman close until his second-place finish. While Barcelona ha …

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